Availability, access, and quality of care: Inequities in rural speech pathology services for children and a model for redress

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-22

  Wilson, Linda ^a,b   Lincoln, Michelle ^b   Onslow, Mark ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0348076021     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14417040210001669191     Document Type: Article

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